CO-CO
Rather wrinkly & occasionally cantankerous member
@Coco: my balls are as big as will fit in my pants as is. I've been a boss my whole adult life. Locals call me 'Tong Di'. In fact, my Thai wife says i'm too pushy a farang as it is, and embarrass her and put people off when I expect fast action, so I try to squash the American attitude, slow down, be deferential, and smile more, and accept doing things the Thai way. If I take your advice and charge into Surin immigration in a pushy way, it may make things worse long term. One of my questions is just what the regulations say about the income. Is it specified as having to be 'pension'? (That is possible: when we lived in Hawaii for 10 years after retirement, I had to pay Hawaii State income tax on my private retirement income because it was not a government pension which are exempt) Mine is technically not. I have an ample income from money I've donated to my university which is invested by them in ways better than I can get as an individual, and paid to me periodically. They get to keep what's left when I die to fund scholarships. However, that is not a 'pension'. My Social Security monthly income itself is just below the required point, perhaps 60,000 ฿ a month. Does anyone here have access to what the rules say in Thai?
No one said anything about 'charging in'. You approach Immigration with the confidence of knowing that you meet their financial requirements. You di that without the appendage of a wife - or any other Thai. You and two Thais together invariably works out as 2 vs 1 - not in your favour. A divide and rule tactic often employed by Immigration.
Know that they are wrong; the funds from overseas DO NOT need to be from government. Most of my money comes from my investment in my crematorium. I have never been asked to provide information about the source of funds; Jomtien Immigration tick their box against the Kasikorn bank certification that I brought in 800k+ from overseas.